Vol. 71 No. 1, January - January 2004
Index
- A gem of the IADC.
- Announcing the 2004 International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest.
- Calendar of legal organization meetings.
- International Association of Defense Counsel Tenets of Professionalism.
- Insurer control of defense: reservations of rights and right to independent counsel: insurer loses right to defend only when there is conflict of interest, and even in the independent counsel setting, the insurer retains certain rights.
- Why the development of mass torts in Canada is important to corporate America: not only are American manufacturers liable to suit in Canada, but that nation's class action regime is developing the potential for increased exposure.
- Reform of product liability in the EU: new report finds general satisfaction: the study, conducted by the law firm Lovells for the European Commission, consists of expert studies, survey of participants, and results.
- EEOC v. Waffle House: employers win, again: the U.S. Supreme Court handed employees who sign mandatory arbitration agreements a hollow victory because the EEOC brings so few cases in court.
- A victim's eye view of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: despite the inadequacies of the fund for high earners and the collateral source deductions, the fund has provided most for most victims.
- Price of pro bono representations: examining lawyers' duties and responsibilities: for many reasons lawyers owe a duty to provide legal services to those who can't afford them, and the mandatory pro bono model is best for that goal.
- Insuring punitive damages in Texas - yes? Or no?
- Important employment cases in U.S. Supreme Court.
- Contacts with class members: when will courts intervene?
- Block exemption works for shipping conferences.